ENLARGEMENT of the prostate is so preponderantly the major cause of urinary retention and its surgical treatment has been so generally successful that it may mask other disturbances of bladder ...

It’s not uncommon to have trouble urinating after surgery. While most cases of postoperative urinary retention resolve on their own, you may need to temporarily use a catheter or take medication to ...

Urinary retention is the inability to fully empty your bladder. While urinary retention can affect anyone, older men are more susceptible. There are two main types of bladder retention: acute urinary ...

Postoperative urinary retention (POUR) was common following inguinal hernia surgery in an international cohort study. Among 4,151 adults across 32 countries, incidence of needing bladder decompression ...

Background Secondary urethral stone although rare, commonly arises from the kidneys, bladder or are seen in patients with urethral stricture. These stones are either found in the posterior or anterior ...

Intermittent catheterization is a medical technique used to help empty the bladder. A catheter can be passed through the urethra or through a surgical channel in the skin to the bladder, after which ...

Rotterdam, the Netherlands - Current use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) is associated with an increased risk of acute urinary retention (AUR), an epidemiological study has found [ 1] ...

Case 1. A 70-year-old widow was admitted to the hospital complaining of pain in the back and difficult voiding of 2 weeks' duration. Three weeks before admission, after 2 grandchildren in her home ...

Axonics Modulation Technologies has received premarket approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Axonics r-SNM System, an implantable sacral neuromodulation device (SMN), for the ...

OAB is commonly treated with a class of medicines called anticholinergics or antimuscarinics. These medicines block chemicals in your body that help the bladder to squeeze. By blocking these chemicals ...